Blank Firing Laser Adapter

ABSTRACT

A blank firing laser adapter for use with blank firing guns wherein a user can improve the accuracy of their firing capabilities by placing a known gun sighting laser into a laser adapter of the instant invention and then attaching said laser adapter to the barrel of a blank firing gun to thereby adapt said blank firing gun to point, fire, and record the trajectory of the resulting laser beam.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to gun laser sighting equipment. In particular ablank firing laser adapter for use with blank firing guns.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Gun sights have been used for hundreds of years to more accurately aim aweapon and fire a projectile. Early configurations would normallyinclude a rear sight, which could simply be a plate or a post with anotch cut in it, and a front sight being a post or a bead, which whenlined up with a target would offer an improved and more accurate methodof aiming and firing. One of the main drawbacks of this system andmethod was relying on the user to visually guess when these elementswere lined up appropriately and to hold that position when firing.

Later advancements in the field of firearms included the incorporationof lasers, wherein a laser transmitter (a pointer) would be rigidlyattached to a portion of a gun, the gun aimed at a target, and the lasertransmitting a laser beam would visually show the user where the gun waspointing and where a projectile fired from the gun would most likelyhit.

Further advancements included using a laser pointer device and aimingsystem to mark a target after a simulated firing to thereby predict andregister a possible hit location. This advancement reduced the amount oflive ammunition necessary for target practicing.

In following, it became apparent that a system needed to be created thatwould offer a user a quick and easy method of attaching and detaching alaser pointing and aiming system to pre-existing guns.

It then became apparent that a laser pointing and aiming system could beused on a blank firing gun as well, and thereby reduce the risk of auser handling and aiming a real gun while obtaining the benefits ofaiming and firing a laser pointing and aiming system. Further, by usinga laser pointing and aiming system with a blank firing gun, the laserpointing and aiming system and the blank firing gun could easily betransported across state and national borders and on securedtransportation vehicles, such as trains and airplanes without safety orsecurity concerns.

Therefore, the instant invention was conceived and developed to overcomethese deficiencies and problems, and offer a convenient and easy systemand method of attaching and using a laser sighting system upon existingfirearms and blank firing guns.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention essentially consists of blank firing laser adapter thatis adapted to be removably attached to the barrel of a blank firing gun.The blank firing laser adapter includes a laser housing that can beformed in the shape of a cylinder having a hollowed-out bore formedtherethrough and shaped to house a laser and its components therein, anda configuration on one end thereof adapted to either slide over or screwinto the end of a barrel portion of a blank firing gun. Thisconfiguration can be formed as a screw that can be screwed into thebarrel of the blank firing gun, or as a sleeve with a set screw that canbe slid over and along a length of the barrel of the blank firing gunand held in place by the set screw. The laser and its components includea laser, a battery for energizing the laser, and spring members adjacentboth ends of the battery. The blank firing gun includes a barrel end forthe blank firing laser adapter to be removably attached thereto, suchthat when the blank firing gun is fired the resulting concussive forcecompresses the springs and forces the battery to briefly contact thelaser, such that the laser is energized and sends out a laser beam pulseto the target area and wherein the contact location of which is thenanalyzed.

One advantage over prior laser sighting systems is that this deviceoffers a quick and easy method of attaching and detaching a laserpointing and aiming system to pre-existing guns.

Another advantage over prior laser sighting systems is that this laserpointing and aiming system could be used on a blank firing gun as well,and thereby reduce the risk of a user handling and aiming a real gunwhile obtaining the benefits of aiming and firing a laser pointing andaiming system. Further, by using a laser pointing and aiming system witha blank firing gun, the laser pointing and aiming system and the blankfiring gun could easily be transported across state and national bordersand on secured transportation vehicles, such as trains and airplaneswithout safety or security concerns.

The novel features of the present invention are set forth in the claimsherein. The functionality, modes of operation, purposes, and advantagesof this invention can be further understood with reference to thefollowing drawings and description of the preferred embodiment.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the invention in order that the detailed description thereofthat follows may be better understood, and in order that the presentcontribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additionalfeatures of the invention that will be described hereinafter and whichwill form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of theinvention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is notlimited in its application to the details of construction and to thearrangements of the components set forth in the following description orillustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of otherembodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways.Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminologyemployed herein are for the purpose of description and should not beregarded as limiting.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception,upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basisfor the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carryingout the several purposes of the present invention. It is important,therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalentconstructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope ofthe present invention.

Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially thescientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiarwith patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from acursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure ofthe application. The abstract is neither intended to define theinvention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is itintended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.

These together with other objects of the invention, along with thevarious features of novelty which characterize the invention, arepointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming apart of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention,its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses,reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptivematter which contains illustrated preferred embodiments of theinvention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the blank firing laser adapter attachedto the barrel of a blank firing gun.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the blank firing laser adapter attached to thebarrel of a blank firing gun.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the blank firing laser adapter showing thelaser housing, laser, battery, spring members, and laser housing cap.

FIG. 4 a is a cut-away side view of one embodiment of the blank firinglaser adapter incorporating a screw fastener at one end thereof forremovably attaching within an end portion of a barrel of a blank firinggun.

FIG. 4 b is a cut-away side view of a second embodiment of the blankfiring laser adapter incorporating a sleeve fastener at one end thereoffor removably attaching upon an end portion of a barrel of a blankfiring gun.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the second embodiment of the blank firing laseradapter with the sleeve fastener incorporating a set screw at one endthereof.

FIG. 6 a is a side view of the second embodiment of the Blank disengagedfrom the end portion of a barrel of a blank firing gun.

FIG. 6 b is a side view of the second embodiment of the blank firinglaser adapter engaged with the end portion of a barrel of a blank firinggun.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

As per FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4 a, the first embodiment of the presentinvention incorporates a blank firing laser adapter (20) comprising alaser housing (21) formed in the shape of a cylinder having ahollowed-out bore formed through the length thereof and shaped to housea laser and its associated components therein. The laser housing boreincludes a laser end section (30) having threads (31) and which isadapted to releasably hold laser (23) therein, a cap end section (32)having threads (33) and which is adapted to releasably hold laserhousing cap (29) therein, and a center section (34) adapted to house anend section of laser (23), battery (25), and battery ground spring (22)therein. Blank firing laser adapter (20) further includes a laser (23)which includes threads adapted to releasably thread with threads (31) ofthe laser housing; laser housing cap (29) which includes a bore througha portion of a center section thereof, a screw fastener (26) on an endopposite the bore and adapted to releasably attach to the barrel of ablank firing gun, and houses battery ground spring (24) therein, andthreads adapted to releasably thread with threads (33) of the laserhousing; a battery adapted to slide within the center section (34) ofthe laser housing bore and a portion of the laser housing cap bore; anda battery conducting spring adapted to be placed in between the batteryand the laser.

FIG. 4 a illustrates the first embodiment of the blank firing laseradapter put together, and FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate the first embodimentof the blank firing laser adapter screwed into the barrel of a blankfiring gun, such that when a blank is fired by the gun, the concussiveforce produced pushes the battery into the battery conductor spring,which compresses, which then allows the battery to come in contact withthe laser, which then generates and emits a laser beam pulse.

As per FIGS. 4 b, 5, 6 a, and 6 b, the second embodiment of the presentinvention incorporates the same elements as the first embodiment exceptthat the laser housing cap (29) includes a sleeve fastener (28) on anend opposite the bore instead of a screw fastener, and which includes asleeve set screw (27) therein, such that the sleeve fastener (28) isadapted to slide over and releasably attach the blank firing laseradapter to the barrel of a blank firing gun.

FIGS. 4 b and 5 illustrate the second embodiment of the blank firinglaser adapter put together, and FIGS. 6 a and 6 b illustrate the secondembodiment of the blank firing laser adapter slid onto and attached tothe barrel of a blank firing gun, such that when a blank is fired by thegun, the concussive force produced pushes the battery into the batteryconductor spring, which compresses, which then allows the battery tocome in contact with the laser, which then generates and emits a laserbeam pulse.

As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of thepresent invention, the same should be apparent from the abovedescription. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the mannerof usage and operation will be provided.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, toinclude variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and mannerof operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obviousto one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to thoseillustrated in the drawings and described in the specification areintended to be encompassed by the present invention.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of theinvention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A blank firing laser adapter for use with a blankfiring gun, said blank firing laser adapter comprising a laser housinghaving a hollowed-out bore formed through the length thereof and adaptedand shaped to house a laser and its associated components therein, saidlaser housing bore includes a laser end section having threads and whichis adapted to releasably hold a laser therein, a cap end section havingthreads and which is adapted to releasably hold a laser housing captherein, and a center section adapted to house an end section of saidlaser, a battery, and a battery ground spring therein; a laser whichincludes threads adapted to releasably thread with said threads of saidlaser housing; a laser housing cap which includes a bore through aportion of a center section thereof, a releasable fastener on an endopposite said bore and adapted to releasably attach to the barrel of ablank firing gun, and houses a battery ground spring therein, andthreads adapted to releasably thread with said threads of said laserhousing; a battery adapted to slide within said center section of saidlaser housing bore and a portion of said laser housing cap bore; and abattery conducting spring adapted to be placed in between said batteryand said laser, wherein said blank firing laser adapter is adapted suchthat when a blank is fired by said blank firing gun, the concussiveforce produced pushes said battery into said battery conductor spring,which compresses, which then allows said battery to come in contact withsaid laser, which then generates and emits a laser beam pulse.
 2. Theportable neck exercise device of claim 1, wherein said releasablefastener is formed as a screw fastener adapted to releasably screw intothe barrel of a blank firing gun.
 3. The portable neck exercise deviceof claim 1, wherein said releasable fastener is formed as a sleevefastener adapted to slide over and releasably attached to the barrel ofa blank firing gun.
 4. The portable neck exercise device of claim 3,wherein said sleeve fastener includes a set screw adapted to adjustablyscrew into a hollow section thereof and onto an outer surface of saidbarrel of a blank firing gun.
 5. The portable neck exercise device ofclaim 1, wherein said laser housing is formed in the shape of acylinder.
 6. A combination of a blank firing gun and a blank firinglaser adapter, said blank firing gun including a barrel, and is adaptedto fire blanks; said blank firing laser adapter comprising a laserhousing having a hollowed-out bore formed through the length thereof andadapted and shaped to house a laser and its associated componentstherein, said laser housing bore includes a laser end section havingthreads and which is adapted to releasably hold a laser therein, a capend section having threads and which is adapted to releasably hold alaser housing cap therein, and a center section adapted to house an endsection of said laser, a battery, and a battery ground spring therein; alaser which includes threads adapted to releasably thread with saidthreads of said laser housing; a laser housing cap which includes a borethrough a portion of a center section thereof, a releasable fastener onan end opposite said bore and adapted to releasably attach to the barrelof said blank firing gun, and houses a battery ground spring therein,and threads adapted to releasably thread with said threads of said laserhousing; a battery adapted to slide within said center section of saidlaser housing bore and a portion of said laser housing cap bore; and abattery conducting spring adapted to be placed in between said batteryand said laser, wherein said blank firing laser adapter is adapted suchthat when a blank is fired by said blank firing gun, the concussiveforce produced pushes said battery into said battery conductor spring,which compresses, which then allows said battery to come in contact withsaid laser, which then generates and emits a laser beam pulse.
 7. Theportable neck exercise device of claim 6, wherein said releasablefastener is formed as a screw fastener adapted to releasably screw intosaid barrel of said blank firing gun.
 8. The portable neck exercisedevice of claim 6, wherein said releasable fastener is formed as asleeve fastener adapted to slide over and releasably attached to saidbarrel of said blank firing gun.
 9. The portable neck exercise device ofclaim 8, wherein said sleeve fastener includes a set screw adapted toadjustably screw into a hollow section thereof and onto an outer surfaceof said barrel of said blank firing gun.
 10. The portable neck exercisedevice of claim 6, wherein said laser housing is formed in the shape ofa cylinder.